Origins of the Petts surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 141East Midlands 72West Midlands 30East 96London 306South East 295South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pettses lived in london

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    950 Petts Travel & migration records
    9,400 Pettses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Petts first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pettses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Pettses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Domestic Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Laundress

    27

    General Servant

    24

    Commmon male occupations for Pettses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Farm Labourer

    39

    General Labourer

    39

    Gardener

    19

    Carpenter

    18

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